You can go to the Desktop at any time by pressing Windows + D. This will minimise any open applications to the Taskbar at the bottom of the screen, and puts the focus on the Desktop. You can also press Windows + … Read More
If you are stuck with an application that freezes and will not respond to anything, you can go to Task Manager to force it to close. Press Control + Shift + Escape to open the Task Manager. Then Arrow down … Read More
You may have times when your PC freezes, or a message comes up on the screen and you want to cancel it. Usually, if you use a mouse, you head up to the top right of a window and look … Read More
To open an application on your PC, press the Windows key to bring up the Start menu. Then start typing in the name of the application. You should only need to type in a couple of letters, like CH for … Read More
Pressing Windows + Pause opens a System Properties dialogue box with all the main spec information about your PC. Useful for checking how much RAM there is or the power of your processor. The Pause key is usually located towards … Read More
Pressing Windows + Comma will let you temporarily look at the desktop. When you let go of the keys, you are returned to the application you were working on. This shortcut is only available in Windows 10 but has been … Read More
Make sure language is set to English (US). Press Windows + Semi-colon to bring up the emoji panel and use the arrow keys to move around and choose an expression. Press Tab to move between pages and pages of emojis! … Read More
Pressing Windows + Up Arrow will maximise an application (makes it fill the screen). Pressing Windows + Down Arrow will make an application smaller than the screen (also known as Restore). Pressing Windows + Down Arrow again will minimise the … Read More
Windows + Space allows you to change the input language and keyboard layout in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
Pressing Windows + Z shows the commands available in a Windows Metro app in full-screen mode, when using a tablet. Windows Metro apps are touchscreen-friendly apps written especially for Windows devices, such as the Surface. They were first introduced in … Read More